Title: Buffalo Soliders In The West Category:History Details: Words: 1169 | Pages: 5.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Buffalo Soliders In The West
Buffalo Soldiers in the West
Throughout American history, African Americans haven’t had too much say in whether or not they belonged in the United States or not. Slavery without a doubt had a great impact upon their decisions. However, despite their troubles, African Americans have paid their dues and have made an impact on our armed forces since the Revolutionary War. African Americans have fought to preserve the rights for Americans, as well as having to fight the war within their very own country …showed first 85 words of 1169 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1169 total…when Abraham Lincoln put the Emancipation Proclamation into effect.
It was never known for sure why the black soldiers were thought as Buffalo Soldiers, but some say that the Indians saw a resemblance between the black man’s hair and the mane of a buffalo. Others thought that when a buffalo was wounded or cornered, it fought ferociously displaying unusual stamina and courage. The Indians felt their fighting spirit in was equivalent to the buffalo, which to them is an animal held in high regard.
